The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-11-25

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MEN w ANTED," in another column.
Mr.. John Murphy, of Brighton, an
Miss Barbara Brick, of Bristol, wer
married at st. James church in thi
city, by Rev. Father Wall, on the %
inst.
Mr.. Edwin Adams, of this city, an
Miss Clara White, of Pleasant Prairie
were married at the residence of MI
James Kennedy, Racine, on the 21s
inst.
Alderman Brister, of the First Ward
resigned on Monday night, and specia
election will be held on Tuesday to fiji
the vacancy. Polls will be open from Il
A. M. to P. M,
Choice Winter Apples-R. /. Green
ings and Spitzenbergs-for sale at James
Mathews store. Call and see them.
The Myosotis, owned by Capt. A. P
Read, of this city, which was wrecked
at St. Joseph, Mich, on the night of the
10th inst, was insured for about hall
her value, $500.
Miss Una Slater was treated by her
young friends and schoolmates to sur
prise party in honor of the eleventh
anniversary of her birthday on Monday
evening, the 21st inst.
Thanksgiving exercises, consisting of
songs, recitations, essays and declama-
tions, were held at the High School yes
terday. Those who took part acquitted
themselves creditablv.
A mistake was made last week in
stating that the w. G. T. Union would
meet every Monday at the rooms of the
Y. M. G. A. 1t will meet the third
Monday in each month.
DC. Stewart took in about 10, 900 lbs
Of wool on Wednesday, the price paid
being generally about 26c for washed
fleece. Rather poor encouragement for
sousing sheep in the water.
Mrs. Catherine Rafferty,, daughter and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lyons and son,
and Mr.. Frank Cavanagh and two sisters,
all of Chicago, attended the funeral of
Mr.. Patrick Riley on Sunday.
Captain Gilman, of the propeller City
of Ludington, reported in Chicago on
Tuesday of having passed, off Kenosha,
The wreck of a schooner. The only
wreck off Kenosha is the gravel boat
Edna, which sunk several weeks ago.
Charles Saxey fell off a fence at Mr..
M. StahPs farm about four weeks ago,
and received injuries from the effects of
which he died in the poor house on the
18th inst. He was As years of age.
AT the Unitarian church, next Sunday
evening, the 9th of November at 7 P.
NJ, a Thank giving discourse will be
delivered by the Rev. T. b. Forbush, of
Milwaukee. Subject, Ripening."
You may find remnant of fine Wall
Paper at Melville's, just suited for that
room of yours, for the small sum of 25
cents or so cents. Don't fail to see
them.
Parties having their auction bills
printed at this Office will have their
sales noticed in the UNION and TELE-
GRAPH free of charge.
Miss Annie Gibbons left yesterday
for weeks visit to St Clara's
Academy, Sinsinawa Mound. She in
tends making short visits at Madison,
Galena and other points On the way.
The item in the Courier last week and
Chicago Times of Sunday that Henry
Barker had attempted to commit suicide
by shooting himself was without founda-
ton. No attempt at suicide was made
by him.
The best boys sled in the market
the only sled manufactured in the
United States with hollow steel knees
and rolled steel runners. 1t is positively
an all-steel sled. For sale by James
Mathews.
The names of w. Dagenbach and NJ.
j. Brady were inadvertently omitted
last week from the list of those who
visited Court Belle City Independent
Order of Foresters at Racine the previ-
GUS Friday evening.
We will send the Kenosha TELEGRAPH
and the Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel one
year, to any address, for $3.50 in ad-
vance. Two papers for the price of
one. This is the best offer ever made
in this county. Read the advertisement.
Mr.. F. G. Meyers brother Jacob and
wife, his daughter, Mrs. Katie Schlisch,
and two children, and his daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Frank G. Meyers, and two
children, of Colusa county, California,
are visiting him. They expect to re-
main for some time.
Mr.. Patrick Riley, aged GA years, Of
Pleasant Prairie, died quite suddenly on
the 18th. His funeral services were
held in St. James church on Sunday
morning. Owing to the storm and
drifted roads, the funeral was not as large
as it would otherwise have been.
Nearly all the farmers in the western
part of the county bring their milk to
the Trevor milk depot, and, as a conse-
quence. business at that place is boom
ing. Booth Bros. have taken in about
10000 lbs. of wool there. and are still in
the market, paying the highest price.
Joseph Smith, the negro, who brutally
assaulted the aged Mr.. and Mrs. Shubal
Swift and Mrs. Julia Lord on the morn
ing of the 30th of last June, at Wauke.
gan, from the effects of which Mr.. Swift
died, pleaded guilty to murder in the
Circuit Court last week, and was sent to
prison for life,
Mr.. Webster D. WEIGH, of Lake For
est, was frozen to death on Saturda,
night on Grass Lake. He was out hunt
ing in boat, lest his bearings in the
storm and was unable to make thu
shore. An inquest was held over hi
remains at Waukegan and verdic
rendered in accordance with the facts.
The Osburn Combination Comedy
| Company gave good variety entertain